ptarmigan

Betekenis (Engels)

Any of three species of small grouse in the genus Lagopus found in subarctic tundra areas of North America and Eurasia.

Sinonieme

grouse

rock ptarmigan

Vertalings

lagopède

Schneehuhn

perdiz nival

lagópodo

pernice bianca

lagopède alpin

sneeuwhoen

ptarmigan

lagópode-branco

lagópode

lagopo

طائر الترمجان

lagópodo alpino

perdiu blanca

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈtɑːmɪɡən/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Scottish Gaelic tarmachan, of unknown origin. The pt- comes from a mistaken belief in a Greek origin, as if related to ptero- (“wing”).